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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><font style="" color="#000000" face="Tahoma,sans-serif">Yes, and I will add to that that what looks best or better is not always what proliferates the market. Beta vs. VHS is the classic example. When using a board for a dedicated project you have to look at the future availablility of the hardware. It also is not a trivial task to test everything on a new board.<br id="FontBreak"></font><br><b><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">73 Doug</font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">WA3DSP</font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">http://www.crompton.com/hamradio</font></b><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><br><br><div>> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 09:31:41 -0500<br>> From: kb4fxc@inttek.net<br>> To: arm-allstar@hamvoip.org<br>> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] ODROID-C1<br>> <br>> <br>> Nice looking board! I expect we'll soon see a proliferation of similar <br>> boards, based on processors from the smartphone market.<br>> <br>> The frustrating part is that it takes a relatively long time for Linux <br>> Kernel drivers to mature for these new boards, just like we've found with <br>> the BBB, which is still rapidly evolving.<br>> <br>> The future looks bright!<br>> <br>> 73, David KB4FXC<br>> <br>> <br>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2014, Greg Thornwall wrote:<br>> <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > More companies are coming out with these small boards. This one will run <br>> > Ubuntu.<br>> > <br>> > 73 Greg<br>> > <br>> > > Hardkernel has announced the latest ODROID ARM development board. The <br>> > > ODROID-C1 is a $35 single-board computer that is similar in size to <br>> > > the Raspberry Pi but with much greater hardware specifications. <br>> > > The Hardkernel ODROID-C1 features an Amlogic S805 SoC that features a <br>> > > 1.5GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A5 processor and Mali 450MP2 graphics. <br>> > > This board also has 1GB of DDDR3 memory, Gigabit Ethernet, 40 GPIO <br>> > > pins, eMMC / microSD storage, four USB 2.0 ports, and one USB OTG <br>> > > port. While coming in close to the size and price, the specs of the <br>> > > ODROID-C1 are far superior to the Raspberry Pi with a better SoC, <br>> > > double the RAM, Gigabit Ethernet, and an extra USB port. <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > http://ameridroid.com/products/odroid-c1<br>> > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTg1OTQ<br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > <br>> > arm-allstar mailing list<br>> > arm-allstar@hamvoip.org<br>> > http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar<br>> > <br>> > Visit the BBB web page - http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/<br>> > <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> arm-allstar mailing list<br>> arm-allstar@hamvoip.org<br>> http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar<br>> <br>> Visit the BBB web page - http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/<br>> <br></div> </div></body>
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